Differences between DTG 1st Edition and 2nd Edition
The art of the game board, cardboards, and rulebook has all been changed.
The figure quality has improved compared to the first edition. The bottom is flat so it's easy to stand up, and the paint is neat. And the colors of some numbers that were difficult to distinguish have been changed.
Metal Coin has been upgraded. Coin quality has improved, and coins with a value of 200 have been added. The total value of coins has also increased.
Change from wooden dice, whose pictures will be erased if used for a long time, to plastic dice!
Changed from traditional thin card to cardboard. It still includes Royal Turf cards as well.
A lively game of horse racing where players bet on several of seven horses to try to gain the most money by the end of three races.
Winner's Circle is a re-issue of Knizia's Turf Horse Racing (published by Gibsons Games). This new version has updated graphics and uses the same mechanism of 4 symbols on the horse cards also appearing on the die. Players roll the die and choose which horse they want to move (from those that haven't moved this turn yet). The seven horses vary in strength, but even the weakest horses have some amazing bursts of speed. Players bet on the horses before each race and must either cooperate or compete to get their horses over the finish line.
There are various differences between Winner's Circle and Turf Horse Racing. There are only 3 races instead of 4. The circuit is oval instead of a straight line. The horses start on separate starting spaces instead of all together on the same space. During the race, horses cannot share spaces so if a horse has to move to an occupied space, they have to move back to the last available space. A Pace chip has been added to space 18 where the first horse to pass it receives it and earns a higher payout at the end of the race (if they finish top 3). Also, there is a variant where the betting is done secretly with players using a 0 betting chip (for bluffing) in addition to the 1, 1, and 2 betting chips of the basic game.
Originally called "Royal Turf" but was then republished by Face 2 Face Games as "Winner's Circle" in 2006.
"Royal Turf" is #2 in the Alea small box series.
